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Building a business from the ground up can be both stressful and demanding. With many tasks to juggle and requirements to adhere to, some entrepreneurs can often struggle under the pressure of developing a rock-solid brand that satisfies customers, generates a large profit and adhere to its legal obligations. If you want to develop a brand that stands the test of time, find out how to ensure your...
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It is a worrying thought; when you work for an organisation whose services many people could benefit from, to come across people you could help or who would be interested in an organisation like yours – but who have no idea your organisation exists! It can be especially dispiriting to wonder how many more people there are out there who you have not met – but whose lives would be improv...
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  Recent technological innovations have revolutionized the way we run businesses, enabling us to be more agile and compete with the pros who have been in the game for longer. Cloud and smartphone technology, widespread internet access and virtual office solutions mean we can work wherever we want, however we want. In fact, the digital economy has made it easier to start a business than ever ...
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When the time comes to grow your business, it is important that you have the best possible communication technologies available. Being prepared for an increase in internal and external communications will help you stay ahead of the challenges of expansion. Here are four flexible communication solutions, for communication within your business and with your customers and clients, which will help you...
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If you are an ideas person, you probably have a few great business ideas in the back of your mind already. The unfortunate thing about great business ideas is that they require money to be brought to life. This seems to be the plight of many people who are in the pre-entrepreneur phase (that’s the phase when things are just about to get started). As a self-starter at heart, you will already ...
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You may already hire an accountant in your business, so you consider you can leave financial matters to them. While your accountant will take care of preparing your accounts for the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) and advising you on the financial position of your company, it’s important for you to understand financial matters, too.  This will help you understand at all times how your b...
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A customer relationship management (CRM) system is one of the most valuable tools that you can invest in for your business.  Not only does a CRM system enable you to collect a variety of data about your customers – such as their preferences, their communication with your brand, their demographics, and their spending habits – but it can also help to improve your conversion rates an...
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It might not be your startup’s primary focus – but IT has the potential to make or break your new business. Without it, you probably won’t even begin to get off the ground – but even once you’re flying, it’ll only take a couple of wrong steps to bring the whole show crashing down. Be under no illusions, the stakes are high when it comes to IT – so making ...
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Many of us dream of fitting our lives around work rather than vice versa. Building your own lifestyle business could be the way to finally do it says Transmit Start-Ups’ communications consultant Laura White. Not everyone starting up in business has ambitions to take over the world. The motivation for some is simply to have a bit more control over their own little universe and there’s...
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Conferences. Conventions. Expos. Business events are the life blood of so many different sectors of the industrialised world’s economy. They make it possible for ideas to come together and really find out just how people think, discover how we can help each other, learn and make progress together, and generally sharpen each other’s sectors the same way iron sharpens iron. But of course...
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Self-funding or ‘bootstrapping’ your tech startup is one sure-fire way of avoiding many of the pitfalls of receiving large amounts of seed capital. Here's why...By Matt Hayes, CEO and co-founder of Kickdynamic, marketing specialists trusted by over 200 of the world’s leading retail, fashion and travel brands to deliver compelling, individualised customer experiences through highl...
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There is a plethora of benefits to starting your own business. Whether it be seeing your ideas come to life or the thrill of becoming your own boss, there is a great amount of satisfaction in starting up your own business.  Entrepreneurial spirit in the UK is flourishing so if you’ve always dreamed of starting your own business, what better time than now? The UK is seen as one of the t...
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